...Section 1 of the act (subsec. 1[1]), a child is said to have special educational needs if "he (sic) has a learning difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made for him. Learning difficulty is defined as significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority...

...found to have 'special educational needs'. These are defined in s 156(1) as existing where a child has a 'learning difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made for him'. A child is defined as having a learning difficulty if '(a)he has a significantly greater difficulty...

...their pupils' specific needs were identified and met: 'A child has special educational needs if he has a learning difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made for him' (Section 2(5)). Individual needs were thus defined in terms of the action required in particular...

...England and Wales, with its equivalent in Scotland, requires that a child who appears to have a degree of difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made for them, shall have an assessment of those needs made by the local education authority and, where appropriate,...

...predecessor the 1981 Education Act, for it says: 'a child has 'special educational needs' if he has a learning difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made for him'. All that this is essentially saying is that a child has a SEN if he has a learning difficulty...

...Circular No 4/96 (1996). Key definitions of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 'Children and young persons have special educational needs if they have a learning difficulty which calls for provision for special educational needs to be made for them.' They are said to have a learning difficulty...

...Education Act, which defined the key terms as follows: • A child has special educational needs if he has a learning difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made. • A child has a learning difficulty if he has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than...

...needs (ss. 312-349). A child is deemed by section 312 to have "special educational needs" if he/she has a "learning difficulty" which calls for special educational provision to be made for him/her. A child is deemed to have a "learning difficulty" if: of children of his/her age, (b) he/she...

...reducing that gap. The Education Act 1981 states that 'a child has "special educational needs" if he has a learning difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made for him'. Eighteen per cent of the school population are deemed to fall into this definition during their...

...children and families), this means any facility. Special educational needs These arise when there is a learning difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made. The Education Act 1981, s 1(1) sets out the meaning of 'learning difficulty'. Specific issue order...